Happy Friday all my foodie friends.
Hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving and somehow avoided the dreaded food coma.
It's fun to get new kitchen tools, gives you another reason to hang out in the best room in the house. You know, the room that's warm, smells delicious, attracts all the guests. A place where the pot lids are being lifted to get "just a taste" and the place I spend most of my time.
That's right, the kitchen, the place where all the best chefs on #fff hang out.
Two weeks ago I was down in New Jersey visiting my son, a very pregnant daughter-in-law and my darling grand-daughter Peyton. While there, I was offered a brand new air fryer, it was a gift my daughter-in-law received when she got married. She had forgotten she had it, found it while cleaning out a closet. Since she forgot she had it, she purchased her own and always raved how much she enjoyed cooking with it.
Well, I was quick to say YES when she offered it to me, no need to have two of the same kitchen tools, unless it's a veggie/potato peeler. Two peelers are a must if you expect to get help with the peeling of those 5 pounds of #spuds.😉
Introducing the koolest kitchen tool ever. The" Air Fryer", she's a beauty don't you think?
As soon as I returned to the #farm, I got right on the directions to see what I could do with this baby. Now, I am a woman, so
I read the manuals from start to finish, all the safety rules, do's and don'ts and the directions. Now, guys, on the other hand, tend to just take a look, plug it in and say "who needs directions", I've got this. Yeah they've got it alright, until they find that extra screw or they're lost on some strange country highway.😜
Once I had it all figured out, it was time to test her out. Will this odd, strange looking gadget really FRY with AIR?
With all the potatoes we harvested this season from our #garden, I thought spuds would be my first attempt.
I chose thin skinned reds.
I used fresh parsley, rosemary, thyme, pink salt, black pepper and just one, uno, 1, tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
Then tossed the studs around in that sweet smelling mix.
Placed the seasoned potatoes in the frying? basket.
Since I had read all about how to use this gizmo, I did the shake, just as directed.🤷♂️
@thebigsweed thought he was going to get a little dance routine from me, but he hadn't read the Directions. 😘
Lo and behold, this dang thing actually did "Air Fry" my little red beauties. They were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, just perfect, perfectly YUMMY !!
Clean up was a breeze, no greasy mess, and far less calories then the usual home fries.
I'll be using this often for sure, so sure am I, that It was given the honor of prime real estate, my kitchen counter.
So, on to the second new kitchen gadget.
Now I have been cooking for well over 40 years, I enjoy cooking for my family. In all those years I have never owned one of these. I always check my food by sight and taste and other little tricks to test the doneness of food. My daughter-in-law always asks me how do I know for sure if it's done if you don't have one of these. I bought one today, my first ever.
I will give it a try, I just hope I remember, I actually own one. hehe
Another first for me was going shopping today, "BLACK FRIDAY". Two big reasons why I ventured out today, 1) we were out of wine😉and 2) we are expecting a big snow storm. I have to say, I will never, repeat, never shop on this dreaded day again.
People are nuts! It's a shopping frenzy, almost as bad as our food frenzies every Friday.
I do have to say though, the prices were discounted on so many things.
The third and final gadget that is in the kitchen, at least for now, was so discounted that I could not resist a new toy for the farm-mom.
Can I have a drum roll please.
Check out this new, red (my favorite color)……….
That's right my friends, brand new lap top all to myself.
Wow, cool right? Now all I have to do is read all the manuals and directions. My hubby has it plugged in already.🤨
Big happy shout out to @dandays, @jlsplatts and @idig for keeping us kool in the kitchen, no matter how messy it gets. Thanks guys. I also want to thank our new sponsor @appreciator, your support is awesome.😁
Enjoy the weekend my friends, see ya'll next FRIDAY!!!